"New Rules To Address Fracking on Indian Land"
"Hydraulic fracturing on Indian land may become more difficult under new rules proposed by the Department of the Interior and the Bureau of Land Management."
Source: Navajo Times, 05/24/2013
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"How Pesticides Pushed Cockroaches Into Rapid Evolution"
"In the 1980s, manufactures began making cockroach baits that combined sweet glucose with deadly insecticides. By 1993, many cockroach populations somehow developed an aversion to the bait. Now, 20 years later, scientists finally understand how the roaches beat these traps."
Source: io9, 05/24/2013
"College Fossil-Fuel Divestment Movement Builds"
"SWARTHMORE, Pa. -- Student activists at more than 200 colleges are trying a new tactic in hopes of slowing the pace of climate change: They are asking their schools to stop investing in fossil fuel companies."
Source: AP, 05/24/2013
"China's Air Pollution: Is The Government Willing To Act?"
"Denise Mauzerall arrived in Beijing this year at a time that was both horrifying and illuminating. The capital was facing some of its worst pollution in recent memory and Mauzerall, a Princeton environmental engineering professor, was passing through on her way to a university forum on the future of cities."
Source: NPR, 05/24/2013
"Obama Group's Climate Push Puts President Under Scrutiny"
"Organizing for Action -- a group that formed out of President Obama's re-election campaign -- has posted five tweets in the past week about climate change using the Twitter account."
Source: NPR, 05/24/2013
"German Brewers Warn Fracking Could Hurt Beer Industry"
"German brewers have warned Chancellor Angela Merkel's government that any law allowing the controversial drilling technique known as fracking could damage the country's cherished beer industry."
Source: Reuters, 05/24/2013
"Profiles: Inherit the Wind -- A Kiteboarder’s Alternative-Energy Plan"
Don Montague is leading an innovative enterprise to collect wind energy with high-tech kites. Google money is backing him.
Source: New Yorker, 05/24/2013
"U.S. Sees Seven To 11 Atlantic Hurricanes in 2013"
"The 2013 Atlantic hurricane season could be 'extremely active' and spawn 13 to 20 tropical storms, seven to 11 of which are expected to become hurricanes, the U.S. government's top climate agency predicted on Thursday."
Source: Reuters, 05/24/2013
Furlough Friday: EPA, OMB, Interior, OSHA, IRS Closed for Business
"If four federal agencies closed their doors, would anyone notice?"
Source: Politico, 05/24/2013
"Death in Parched Farm Field Reveals Growing India Water Tragedy"
Drought, loss of water rights, and debt are among the factors causing farmers in India's Maharashtra state to commit suicide.
Source: Bloomberg, 05/23/2013
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